Court orders end to shale gas barricades on Route 134

SWN Resources applied for injunction to end blockade of its equipment near Rexton

A Court of Queen's Bench Judge has issued an order for shale gas protesters on Route 134 to remove their barricades on the highway and allow SWN Resources Canada access to its equipment in the area.

Barricades have stopped traffic on Route 134 since Monday. (CBC)

The protesters have stopped traffic on the highway connecting Rexton with Highway 11 since Monday. They have also blocked the entrance to the area where SWN Resources has its shale gas exploration vehicles parked.

SWN Resources filed a motion with the Court of Queen's Bench in Moncton on Wednesday, seeking an injunction to order an end to the protest. Mr. Justice George Rideout granted the order on Thursday. The order remains in force until midnight, Oct. 12, 2013.

Protesters said the RCMP assured them officers would not enforce the injunction for 24 hours.

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